ROOT-NODULE BACTERIA OF ARID-ZONE LEGUMES FOR USE IN REHABILITATION IN THE SHARK BAY WORLD HERITAGE AREA

摘要

The Shark Bay World Heritage Property (SBWHP) is a transition zone between the South West and Eremaean Biogeographic regions and was listed in 1991 due to its great geological, botanical and zoological importance (UNESCO, 2002). Shark Bay Salt is located within the SBWHP. Its lease area includes Useless Inlet and Useless Loop and there has been salt-mining production since 1965 (EPA, 1991). Over this time, borrow pits have been mined in areas surrounding the evaporation ponds, the majority of which were decommissioned over 15 years ago. Many of these pits remain in a highly disturbed state when compared to the surrounding undisturbed flora (Figure la, b).